 Paul Van Somer is primarily known as Paul Somer
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from Auction House Records.
Portrait of a gentleman, three-quarter-length, in a black doublet with a medallion on a gold chain, a sword in his left hand, a letter in his right
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Paul Van
Somer received his initial training in Antwerp. He was perhaps a pupil
of the obscure Flemish painter Philip Lisaert (fl 1530–88), the master
of Paul’s elder brother Bernaert van Somer (b Antwerp, before 1575; d
Amsterdam, 1612), as the subject-matter of the two brothers has strong
similarities. Bernaert was active as a painter, printmaker and art
dealer.
Van Mander noted van Somer’s presenc (showing 500 of 3086 characters). |
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